# Amputations at American Homestar Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2020088173` · 8/28/2020 · LANCASTER, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Beams-unattached metal
## Employer
- **Name:** American Homestar Corporation
- **Location:** 800 N Beckley St, LANCASTER, TEXAS, 75146
- **NAICS:** 336213
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a steel I-beam to be placed on a table when the I-beam slipped. The employee attempted to grab the I-beam and it fell on his index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*